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its turned around and been a successful year. ive been too busy to venture out of my circle route but its been really great to find i can switch careers in the space of 6 months. id like to keep changing every 5-6 years from now on. it makes me feel like i missed the boat twice in the past 10 years but i guess i took that time to grow up. im not that harsh about it though, i could say i spent that time with a career in recreation. ill probably thank myself for squeezing that in, i dont think the chance will return until i retire :) bumped into my 2nd uncle recently, who has always been of the very artistic frame of mind. he says it would be a terrible shame if i forgot about painting. that was funny because at that moment painting was furthest thing from my mind.
i think that although the tradesperson and the artist have a lot of hands-on ground in common, they are removed by quite a distance. there was something about art that for me never sat with commercial requirements, wheres the chef needs to apply their creativity so that a profit can be made. so bearing that in mind i think ill actually get a lot out of this occupation in terms of creative ability, possibly even learn that missing link that could translate into commercial success as an artist. i now think i might actually pull that off in the future if i find the time. most artists reject the importance of commercial viability, but on the other hand, hold the fantasy of being able to support themselves on its merits.
i think that although the tradesperson and the artist have a lot of hands-on ground in common, they are removed by quite a distance. there was something about art that for me never sat with commercial requirements, wheres the chef needs to apply their creativity so that a profit can be made. so bearing that in mind i think ill actually get a lot out of this occupation in terms of creative ability, possibly even learn that missing link that could translate into commercial success as an artist. i now think i might actually pull that off in the future if i find the time. most artists reject the importance of commercial viability, but on the other hand, hold the fantasy of being able to support themselves on its merits.